INDIAN VILLAGE DIRECTORY

Ekar

Block / Subdivision → Raiganj

District → Uttar Dinajpur

State → West Bengal


About Ekar

According to Census 2011 information the location code or village code of Ekar village is 309685. Ekar village is located in Raiganj subdivision of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal, India. It is situated 10.4km away from Raiganj, which is both district & sub-district headquarter of Ekar village. As per 2009 stats, Sitgram is the gram panchayat of Ekar village.

The total geographical area of village is 148.92 hectares. Ekar has a total population of 1,307 peoples, out of which male population is 663 while female population is 644. Literacy rate of ekar village is 60.44% out of which 69.38% males and 51.24% females are literate. There are about 281 houses in ekar village. Pincode of ekar village locality is 733134.

When it comes to administration, Ekar village is administrated by a sarpanch who is elected representative of the village by the local elections. As per 2019 stats, Ekar village comes under Hemtabad Vidhan Sabha constituency & Raiganj Lok Sabha constituency. Raiganj is nearest town to ekar village for all major economic activities, which is approximately 7km away.


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Population of Ekar

ParticularsTotalMaleFemale
Total Population 1,307 663 644
Literate Population 790 460 330
Illiterate Population 517 203 314

Connectivity of Ekar

Type
Status
Public Bus Service
Available within <5 km distance
Private Bus Service
Available within <5 km distance
Railway Station
Available within 5 - 10 km distance

Nearby Villages of Ekar




Ekar - Village Overview
Gram Panchayat : Sitgram
Block / Subdivision : Raiganj
District : Uttar Dinajpur
State : West Bengal
Pincode : 733134
Area : 148.92 hectares
Population : 1,307
Households : 281
Assembly Constituency : Hemtabad
Parliament Constituency : Raiganj
Nearest Town : Raiganj (7 km)
Villages in Sitgram Gram Panchayat
Aulabari Balihara
Barai Burakamat
Chapra Deogan
Dhoabishua Dwipnagar
Ekar Fazilpur
Ghagra Krishnamuri
Mahigram Meran
Paikpara Shialtor
Shitalpur Sitgram
Tenra


Related Pages
List of Villages in Raiganj
List of Subdivisions in Uttar Dinajpur
List of Districts in West Bengal






* All survey data is based on Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, 2015 (censusindia.gov.in). Open Government Data Platform India.